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Chandrayaan 3 mission has started a Twitter war after a UK-based news anchor opined that Delhi should not be asking for foreign aid following the successful moon mission. Following which, many infuriated netizens reminded him of the $45 trillion Britain looted from India in the past. It all started after the UK's GB News anchor, Patrick Christys, congratulated India on its moon mission and then asked the country to return the 2.3 billion pounds it got as foreign aid. «I would like to congratulate India on landing on the dark side of the moon. I would also like to invite India to return the 2.3 billion pounds of foreign aid between 2016 and 2021.» He added that the British taxpayer should also withhold the proposed 57 million pounds of foreign aid that the UK set to send to India next year. «We should not be giving money to countries with a space program. As a rule, if you can afford to fire rockets to the dark side of the moon, you shouldn't be coming to us with your handout,» he added.

International Cricket Stadium in Sri Lanka. The hosts are facing a critical juncture, with this match being their last chance to stage a comeback in the series after a defeat in the opener. Pakistan, on the other hand, are seeking to bolster its confidence through a series victory as it eyes the impending Asia Cup, scheduled to kick off on August 30.

Taliban took over, the U.N. mission in Afghanistan said on Tuesday, despite a «general amnesty» for old enemies. The mission said in a report it had recorded at least 218 extrajudicial killings with links to the Taliban from their takeover of Afghanistan in mid-2021 up to June. «In most instances, individuals were detained by de facto security forces, often briefly, before being killed,» the U.N.

Eleven labourers were killed in a bomb attack in Northwestern Pakistan, caretaker prime minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said on Sunday in a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The device exploded after being attached to a truck carrying the workers to a construction project in Waziristan, near the Afghan border. "They were working at an army post that is under construction ...

USA secured a place in the ICC Under-19 ODI World Cup after an impressive performance in the Americas qualifiers, joining the already qualified 15 teams for the event in Sri Lanka next year. They won five out of six matches to top the four-team qualifiers with 10 points, same as Canada, but topped the standings on better net run-rate (4.84).

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Hindustan Times. The report cited people familiar with the developments and said that despite the daily deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, India has continued to supple wheat to the Taliban-ruled country. The assistance, which includes medical and food aid has been provided in view of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and urgent appeals by UN agencies, noted HT.

Reality is much more prosaic. Mr. Khan and Gen.

Many countries have followed a similar economic trajectory: As they develop, women increasingly enter the workforce, further fueling the country’s upward climb. It happened in China, Japan and South Korea in the latter half of the 20th century. The U.S.

Despite the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, India has continued to supply humanitarian relief to the country. Mint explains why.

KABUL: Women lose value if men can see their uncovered faces in public, a spokesman for a key ministry of Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Thursday, adding that religious scholars in the country agree that a woman must keep her face covered when outside the home. The Taliban, who took over the country in August of 2021, has cited the failure of women to observe the proper way to wear the hijab, or Islamic headscarf, as a reason for barring them from most public spaces, including parks, jobs and university. Molvi Mohammad Sadiq Akif, the spokesman for the Taliban’s Ministry of Vice and Virtue, said in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press that if women’s faces are visible in public there is a possibility of fitna, or falling into sin.

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Afghan Taliban has imposed one more ban, this time on political parties in Afghanistan. Interim Minister for Justice, Sha-ikh Maulavi Abdul Hak-eem Sharae said there was a complete ban on activities of political parties in Afghanistan, the Dawn reported.

Afghanistan. Under this partnership, India has supplied total of 47,500 MTs of wheat assistance to UNWFP centers in Afghanistan. The recent ongoing shipments are being sent through Chabahar Port and being handed over to UNWFP at Herat in Afghanistan.

Two years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the United States has begun easing rules that could allow commercial airlines to fly over the country in routes that cuts time and fuel consumption for East-West travel

Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as open-ended, drawing legitimacy from Islamic law and facing no significant threat, their chief spokesman said in an interview marking the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of the country. He also suggested a ban on female education will remain in place.Zabihullah Mujahid brushed aside any questions from The Associated Press about restrictions on girls and women, saying he had nothing new to say on the matter while also indicating the status quo will remain. The ban on girls attending school beyond sixth grade was the first of what in the second year of Taliban control became a flurry of restrictions that now keep Afghan girls and women from classrooms, most jobs and much of public life.

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 tickets to secure their spot at experiencing the joy of cricket in the one-day format. The International Cricket Council (ICC) took to X, formerly known as Twitter to announce the registration for World Cup 2023 tickets.

Virat Kohli, known for his fitness commitment, continues to inspire fans with his rigorous workout routines shared on social media. Even on Independence Day, a national holiday, Virat hit the gym to maintain his form for the upcoming Asia Cup. Sharing a video on X (formerly Twitter), he said, "Chutti hai fir bhi bhaagna toh padega" along with emojis depicting a grinning face and a person running.

Islamist extremist groups have severely dented China's efforts to access the rich mineral resources in Pakistan and Afghanistan. These minerals are crucial to fuel China's global ambitions to become a superpower, replacing the US. Baloch separatists view China as a neo-colonial power that is hand in glove with Pakistan's elite, including the army, to exploit the province's rich resources to the exclusion of locals.

Also Read: Taliban exploiting remains of destroyed 6th-century 'Buddhas of Bamiyan' for money Akhundzada “ordered that the universities be closed, so they closed," he told The Associated Press. “When he says they are open, they will open the same day. All our leaders are in favour of (restarting girls’ education), even our ministers are in favour of it." Jabbar said he last met Akhundzada seven or eight years ago.

Book culture is fading in Afghanistan gradually as 30% of booksellers have closed their businesses in the Talioban-annexed country. According to a report by local media Tolo News, high taxes, a ban on women's education in universities, and market troubles, Afghanis are unable to purchase books. A bookseller told Tolo News, "There are issues because of the lack of female students' presence in the universities.